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Thursday, May 27, 2010

The Hungry Chipmunk

Do you wanna see one of the cutest little chipmunks ever? Well here he is! Take a good look at him! I not only have several pictures of this little guy, but I also have a new episode of Rat TV featuring this little guy. He really made my day when I found him there on those steps. Let me explain a bit.

I was walking up from the fishing platform where there is a ramp that splits into two sections. The right section leads to these stairs that lead up to the path to the back of the park I was at. When I made the small turn to go to the stairs I saw this chipmunk about two thirds of the way up.

As soon as the chipmunk saw me it of course ran and hid behind one of the steps. It had been hungrily eating something before it hid from me, so I thought maybe I would wait, just in case it might come back. I stood there very still for several minutes before I began to decide it might be time to give up.

Just before I decided to move on, the little chipmunk came back out to find its meal again. I wasn't moving so it didn't pay much attention to me. If you don't move, most animals will not believe you are a threat. They will sometimes completely ignore your presence. Some will even walk right up to you. This chipmunk almost did just that.

I watched it eat for several minutes as it filled its cheeks more and more. This is actually the first chipmunk I've ever seen that stayed long enough for me to watch it fatten its cheeks with food. It was fascinating! At times, this little guy would stuff big pieces of acorns in its mouth without much chewing at all. It would just slide them right in.

This episode of Rat TV is the first that I'm bringing you that can be watched in high definition. You can choose that in the options if your connection is fast enough. It looks good no matter which way you watch it. As usual, it starts out kind of shaky. I'm still having trouble with that. It gets better after a few seconds. This video shows the chipmunk searching back and forth for more acorns and then finding something tasty.

These last two pictures are here mostly so you get to see a nice sampling of the different poses he did. There were so many more, but they're just too many to bring you in one post.

While I was getting these pictures a squirrel came over to a tree and hung there on the trunk chattering angrily at me. I guess he didn't like me paying any attention to the chipmunk while he was there. So I took a few quick pictures of him too, and he was satisfied enough to move on.

Here is one final look at chipmunk cheeks. As long as I stood still he didn't mind my presence. I even waved my arms without him getting nervous. He soon began moving down the steps towards me. Some odd noises from somewhere else finally scared him away. I soon moved on my way as well.

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Fun little guys to watch, a plus to have a few nuts to offer.At a celebration in northern Italy they were being sold as pets for twenty euros. I asked if they could sing but failed to make the joke work.Fun story!

Aw, you had me at "chipmunk"!! I LOVE chipmunks!! We don't have them in my yard very often, in fact we have only had one that I can remember. I hear they are a pain if they live around you--chew up your wood, dig holes, etc.--but they would be welcome around my place. :)

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@Mike Chipmunks are a type of ground squirrel, so many animals in the squirrel family might resemble them. Chipmunks are only found in North America and northern Asia. I know the Plantain Squirrel, which I think you have, bears a slight resemblance to chipmunks, both having stripes of some kind. There are also other types of squirrels with stripes.-

@Jean I love it when they stuff their cheeks full. It's my favorite thing about them.-

@BillAll of the little critters in that forest stay very fat.-

@Secondary RoadsThat's a good name. I think I'll make it official. So Beau Jowels it is!-

@Out On The PrairieI guess they never heard of Alvin or The Witch Doctor song.-

@allotments4youThey really are the cutest little guys around.-

@LinThis post is only the beginning for chipmunks here. Next week will be dedicated to some chipmunks and a very special little squirrel.-

@RainfieldI know that some Plantain Squirrels and a few other types of tree squirrels have stripes. Chipmunks and tree squirrels are very closely related. A chipmunk though is small enough to fit in the palm of a very small human hand.-

@RuthiYeah, I think chipmunks live to eat. They will eat any seeds or nuts that are around. They store them away for lean times.-

@Poetic ShutterbugI'll have an even better video coming some time next week. It shows chipmunks and a little squirrel together, and even a red-winged blackbird.-

Very cool Ratty, you were definitely in the right place at the right time. I loved your video, since we moved here I rarely see chipmunks. Reading the comments I see you have more coming on these little fellows, I look forward to it.

That little chipmunk reminds me of my hamster I had when I was a kid. They'd stuff their cheeks full and then fuller and fuller once more. They're hungry little guys with eyes that are bigger then their stomachs. They do look darn cute don't they.

That's a great looking video! And I'm glad it is because I never get to see chipmunks in my yard. Funny how the squirrel was chattering at you - now that you've got HD, everybody wants to be on Rat TV!

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